Simple Text Slider vs Content text slider on post

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Simple Text Slider

by w1zzard

Health D45

Content text slider on post

by gopi_plus

Health D48

Active-install trajectory

Simple Text Slider Content text slider on post

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Simple Text Slider	Content text slider on post
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	300–400 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	-25% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	D · 48 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	11/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★ ✓	3.98★
Reviews	2 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	57/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	9.8y ago	2.8y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	32	107 ✓
Category	Media	Media

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Simple Text Slider Content text slider on post

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.